Afghanistan

Democracy can deliver, democracy has delivered: Modi at UNGA

Citing his own example, Modi went on to add that "Yes, democracy can deliver. Yes, democracy has delivered."

1 day ago

The drone strike in Kabul was a grave mistake: US takes full responsibility

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin apologizes and vows to learn from this terrible blunder.

8 days ago

153 Afghan media outlets, including radio, print and TV channels, go silent after Taliban takeover

At least 153 Afghan media outlets have stopped operations in 20 provinces following the Taliban takeover of the war-torn nation last month, a media report citing organisations supporting free media said.

12 days ago

Pakistan grabs classified Afghan documents, Planes fly back from Kabul with bags

The documents were apparently taken from Kabul by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the intelligence agency of Pakistan

15 days ago

Afghanistan students in Bengaluru protest against Pakistan

Afghanistan students in Bengaluru protest against Taliban and Pakistan

Hundreds of students from Afghanistan staged a protest against Pakistan near Town Hall on Wednesday, raised slogans against it for helping the Taliban to capture Panjshir province.

17 days ago

New Delhi holds series of talks with top visiting officials from US and Russia; Takes stock of Afghan situation

Russia's Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev discussed the Afghan situation with Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval. Russian Embassy, is among the few still functional in Kabul

18 days ago

Farooq Abdullah backs Taliban govt in Afghanistan; makes suggestions on governance [details]

Former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah hopes the Taliban government in Afghanistan maintains friendly relations with all countries.

18 days ago

Afghan Politics: Taliban govt comprising single ethnic group will not last long, says Rabbani

Head of Afghanistan's second-largest political party -- Jamiat-e-Islami -- Salahuddin Rabbani reacted to the caretaker government of the Taliban and said that a government composed of a single ethnic group will not last long.

18 days ago

Akhund in, has Pakistan mounted a coup in Afghanistan?.(photo:IN)

Who's Mullah Hasan Akhund, Taliban leader to lead new Afghan govt

The Taliban announced on Tuesday that Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund will be the leader of the new Afghanistan government.

18 days ago

Amrullah Saleh emerges to declare himself Afghan 'legitimate caretaker President'

ISI in charge of Afghanistan as a colonial power, says Amrullah Saleh

Former Afghanistan Vice President Amrullah Saleh has said the Taliban are being micro-managed by Pakistan's notorious intelligence agency, the ISI.

20 days ago

Woman police officer, 8-month pregnant, killed in front of her relatives; Taliban denies role

Taliban militants in Afghanistan have shot dead a policewoman in a provincial city, BBC has reported but Taliban distanced itself from the incident

20 days ago

Taliban using US weaponry left behind to capture Panjshir Valley, last bastion fighting them

The Taliban is using advanced weaponry left behind by American troops to crush the last pockets of resistance to its takeover of Afghanistan, Daily Mail reported.

20 days ago

BBC shuts down scholar for saying Pak supports Taliban; Comes under fire

The BBC has come under fire after the network shot down C. Christine Fair, a scholar on South Asia, for speaking about Pakistan's jihad policy in Afghanistan during a programme.

20 days ago

Foreign Minister of Denmark, Jeppe Kofod

Denmark won't recognize Taliban as legitimate govt of Afghanistan; will continue development efforts [details]

The European country admitted that the Taliban government was not created legally and that the group had taken control of the country not in a peaceful manner.

21 days ago

Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief, Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed

ISI Chief in Afghanistan to meet top Taliban leaders; agenda kept secret [details]

Several media outlets in Pakistan have reported that the meeting would include "Issues relating to Pak-Afghan security, economy, and other matters will be taken up with the Taliban leadership."

21 days ago

Russia calls 20 years of US presence in Afghanistan 'catastrophe'

The US mission in Afghanistan over the past two decades "was not simply a failure, but a catastrophe", Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.

23 days ago

Al-Qaeda joins Taliban in attack on Panjshir valley

Fighting is going on between Taliban, along with the al-Qaeda fighters, and the forces of a resistance front led by Ahmad Massoud in the Panjshir province of Afghanistan

24 days ago

Taliban Unchanged: Resorts to traditional Afghan method of chilling 'night letters' to targeted people

The Taliban are pinning chilling 'night letters' on the doors of those they accuse of "working for the crusaders".

25 days ago

20 years, $2.3 trillion spent, 2,400 US troops killed: America's longest war, in numbers

America's longest war in numbers: 20 years, $2.3 trillion spent, 2,400 US troops killed

As the last of America's C-17s flew into the night from Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport just before the clock struck midnight in Afghanistan Monday, the costs of America's longest war began sinking in at home.

26 days ago

Will a divided global community change its stand on Taliban 2.0 [Analysis]

As the Taliban are now inching closer to forming a government in Afghanistan, a critical question comes forth -- how will the newly formed dispensation get the necessary financial resources to run the country, writes Mahua Venkatesh.

26 days ago

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Afghanistan

Democracy can deliver, democracy has delivered: Modi at UNGA

The drone strike in Kabul was a grave mistake: US takes full responsibility

153 Afghan media outlets, including radio, print and TV channels, go silent after Taliban takeover

Pakistan grabs classified Afghan documents, Planes fly back from Kabul with bags

Afghanistan students in Bengaluru protest against Taliban and Pakistan

New Delhi holds series of talks with top visiting officials from US and Russia; Takes stock of Afghan situation

Farooq Abdullah backs Taliban govt in Afghanistan; makes suggestions on governance [details]

Afghan Politics: Taliban govt comprising single ethnic group will not last long, says Rabbani

Who's Mullah Hasan Akhund, Taliban leader to lead new Afghan govt

ISI in charge of Afghanistan as a colonial power, says Amrullah Saleh

Woman police officer, 8-month pregnant, killed in front of her relatives; Taliban denies role

Taliban using US weaponry left behind to capture Panjshir Valley, last bastion fighting them

BBC shuts down scholar for saying Pak supports Taliban; Comes under fire

Denmark won't recognize Taliban as legitimate govt of Afghanistan; will continue development efforts [details]

ISI Chief in Afghanistan to meet top Taliban leaders; agenda kept secret [details]

Russia calls 20 years of US presence in Afghanistan 'catastrophe'

Al-Qaeda joins Taliban in attack on Panjshir valley

Taliban Unchanged: Resorts to traditional Afghan method of chilling 'night letters' to targeted people

America's longest war in numbers: 20 years, $2.3 trillion spent, 2,400 US troops killed

Will a divided global community change its stand on Taliban 2.0 [Analysis]

PAK - Ivy League of terrorists, arsonist disguised as fire-fighter: Indian diplomats mince no words at UNGA [Watch]

Fact check: NYT front page about PM Modi is untrue; poorly photoshopped image goes viral [truth here]

Indian Army officer covers 472kms in under 35 hours; sets new Guinness record in solo cycling [details]

Schools to remain closed in J&K; class 10, 12 offline classes resume [details]